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The quote
“Nuclear for Australia is a fantasy wrapped in a delusion accompanied by a pipe dream.” – Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen on ABC’s Insiders when asked about expanding the use of nuclear power in Australia.
The stat
10 years
The amount of time paralympian Oscar Pistorius has served in prison so far for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Over the weekend, he was granted parole, effective from January 5, 2024.
Today in history
2013: "Frozen", the highest-grossing animated film of all time, was released.
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Some headlines from this morning:
Over the weekend, more than 50 hostages held by Hamas and 117 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons were released as part of an agreement that has also included a four-day pause in fighting. Since the pause started, the UN says it has increased its delivery of humanitarian assistance into Gaza. The deal was brokered by the U.S. and Qatar.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for additional information from China about an increase of reported respiratory illnesses and pneumonia in children. China says a rise in flu-like illnesses has been caused by the lifting of COVID-restrictions. The WHO has asked for more details surrounding clusters of infections in young people. According to state-run Chinese media reports, children’s hospitals have been “overcrowded”.
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Pharmacists in South Australia will be able to prescribe antibiotics for urinary tract infections (UTIs) from March next year.
Women aged 18-65 will be able to speak to a "trained pharmacist" who can give them antibiotics to treat "uncomplicated UTIs", instead of needing to go to a GP.
Under new measures in the state, resupplies of the contraceptive pill will also be made available through pharmacies from May.
UTI treatment
UTIs are estimated to affect around one in two women in SA. They cause nearly 9000 visits to emergency each year.
This week, the SA Government announced pharmacists will be able to diagnose and prescribe antibiotics to eligible women with a UTI.
The measure was recommended by a parliamentary inquiry into access to UTI treatment for women in SA.
Women with "recurrent infections, additional symptoms or those at risk of complications" will be referred to a GP for assessment.
"As a UTI sufferer, I know the enormous difference this scheme will make to the lives of thousands of women — relieving pain, anxiety, expense and loss of income," said state MP Jayne Stinson MP, who chaired the inquiry into UTI treatment access.
Pill repeat scripts
From May next year, women will also be able to obtain a resupply of their oral contraceptive pill.
Strict eligibility criteria will apply for patients and participating pharmacies.
SA Premier Peter Malinauskas said the change will make healthcare "more accessible for women".
I've got 2 minutes
Calls to First Nations crisis line 13Yarn increased after the Voice referendum was defeated, according to information given to TDA by the helpline.
A spike in calls to the Lifeline-supported service came minutes after the referendum result was announced on 14 October.
In the weeks since, 13Yarn has received an increased number of calls about racism and abuse.
What is 13YARN?
13Yarn is a free and confidential 24/7 crisis support line for First Nations people that launched last year.
Callers are connected with a First Nations person for support and advice about ongoing care options.
Post-vote call spike
13Yarn National Manager Marjorie Anderson told TDA the service was inundated with calls "as soon as the outcome came out" after little activity for most of voting day.
Demand continued the following day, when 125 crisis calls were made on 15 October — more than double the calls 13Yarn typically receives on a Sunday.
Anderson said many callers feared discussing their concerns with family would add to existing trauma felt by their loved ones.
13Yarn was fielding almost 100 calls every day in the two weeks after the referendum. They typically expect no more than 60 calls a day.
Anderson said callers felt "rejected by their own country" in the wake of the referendum result.
In the first two weeks of November, 25% of calls to 13Yarn reported racism and other abusive incidents — an increase of almost double from the start of the year.
Racism and abuse
Callers were often subjected to online racism, which forced some to turn off their social media. Others reported being verbally abused in public.
First Nations people told 13Yarn that while they were often able to ignore racist remarks, they felt more triggered by them during this time — the impacts of what Anderson described as "trauma after trauma after trauma".
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Blue whales, the largest animals in the world, have returned to part of the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles after mass commercial whaling operations significantly reduced numbers. Researchers reported spotting up to 10 blue whales across five different occasions. Thousands of the endangered species were killed by the then Soviet whaling fleet in the 1960s.
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A TDA tidbit
Have you ever sat down to think about what words in the English language that just really, really annoy you?
New research by Perspectus Global has published a new list of the most “irritating words”, as voted on by a British audience.
‘Amazeballs’ came out on top with 34% of people rating it as the most annoying word. Others on the list included: drinkies, wifey, no problemo, hot girl summer, bossing it, din dins, and bae.
Naturally, we had to ask the TDA team for their annoying words. The comprehensive list includes: awkies, rizz, awesomesauce, and…coolies.
We pride ourselves on honesty here at The Daily Aus, so I’ll leave this Slack screenshot below with no further comment.
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